Biologist

Francisco Varela

Chilean biologist

1946 - 2001

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Francisco Varela

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Varela is the 270th most popular biologist (down from 227th in 2024), the 26th most popular biography from Chile (up from 30th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chilean Biologist.

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#26 / 397

Francisco Varela ranks #26 among 397 people in Pantheon born in Chile, inside the top 7% of that group.

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, Francisco Varela ranks 270 out of 1,121. Before him are Friedrich Parrot, Erik Pontoppidan, Alexander von Middendorff, Carl Gustav Carus, Desmond Morris, and Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich. After him are C. L. Gloger, Jack W. Szostak, Carl Ludwig Blume, Leopold Fitzinger, Morten Thrane Brünnich, and Sergei Winogradsky.

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Friedrich Parrot
1791 - 1841
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 264
Erik Pontoppidan
1698 - 1764
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 265
Alexander von Middendorff
1815 - 1894
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 266
Carl Gustav Carus
1789 - 1869
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 267
Desmond Morris
1928 - 2026
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 268
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
1806 - 1886
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 269
Francisco Varela
1946 - 2001
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 270
C. L. Gloger
1803 - 1863
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 271
Jack W. Szostak
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 272
Carl Ludwig Blume
1796 - 1862
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 273
Leopold Fitzinger
1802 - 1884
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 274
Morten Thrane Brünnich
1737 - 1827
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 275
Sergei Winogradsky
1856 - 1953
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 276

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Francisco Varela ranks 176. Before him are Tony Levin, Alison Steadman, Héctor Yazalde, Linda Ronstadt, Lars Vilks, and Patrick Head. After him are Peter Green, Pēteris Vasks, Dave Holland, Dan White, Giuseppe Sinopoli, and Ichiro Hosotani. Among people deceased in 2001, Francisco Varela ranks 71. Before him are Mirza Delibašić, Ken Kesey, John Phillips, Joey Ramone, Jaroslav Drobný, and Luis Carniglia. After him are Giuseppe Sinopoli, Marvin Harris, Vittorio Brambilla, Henry Lee Lucas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, and Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy.

Others Born in 1946

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Tony Levin
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 170
Alison Steadman
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 171
Héctor Yazalde
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 172
Linda Ronstadt
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 173
Lars Vilks
SCULPTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 174
Patrick Head
ENGINEER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 175
Francisco Varela
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2001
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 176
Peter Green
SINGER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 177
Pēteris Vasks
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 178
Dave Holland
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 179
Dan White
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1985
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 180
Giuseppe Sinopoli
CONDUCTOR
1946 - 2001
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 181
Ichiro Hosotani
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 182

Others Deceased in 2001

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Mirza Delibašić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - 2001
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 65
Ken Kesey
WRITER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 66
John Phillips
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2001
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 67
Joey Ramone
SINGER
1951 - 2001
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 68
Jaroslav Drobný
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 69
Luis Carniglia
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2001
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 70
Francisco Varela
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2001
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 71
Giuseppe Sinopoli
CONDUCTOR
1946 - 2001
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 72
Marvin Harris
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1927 - 2001
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 73
Vittorio Brambilla
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 2001
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 74
Henry Lee Lucas
EXTREMIST
1936 - 2001
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 75
Marcos Pérez Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 76
Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 77